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100
start of ad AD1
Christians decide (though not until AD 525) that this is the year of Christ's birth, making it AD 1 in the Christian chronology -
101
Jesus birth
Jesus was born arround 4 - 5 ad -
114
tiberius is roman emporer 14Ad
Tiberius succeeds his stepfather Augustus Caesar as the Roman emperor -
129
Jesus begins ministry 29A.D.
Jesus begins his ministry in Galilee, gathering disciples, preaching and healing -
130
Jesus Death
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131
Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate 31A.D.
Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate who reluctantly sentences him to death for blasphemy -
131
Jesus Crusified
Jesus Christ is crucified, according to the accounts of his followers, outside the city wall of Jerusalem -
149
St Paul, taking ship to Cyprus, 49A.D.
St Paul, taking ship to Cyprus, begins the first of his great missionary journeys -
150
Invention of the 7 day week 50A.D.
working week of seven days is adopted in Rome, based on the seven known planets (whose names provide the days) -
154
Nero is emporer
The 16-year-old Nero is proclaimed emperor by the praetorian guards after the death of Claudius, supposedly poisoned by toadstools -
160
St Paul in Rome 60A.D.
St Paul arrives in Rome a prisoner, but then spends two years freely preaching Christianity -
175
Government
The Jewish religious and governing system was divided between two parties: the Pharisees – the ‘people’s party’, taught the law and traditions of Israel’s patriarchs, and were strictly conforming to Jewish law; and the Sadducees – the wealthy and conservative leaders who rejected the traditions in favor of political and religious cooperation with the Romans. -
190
Book of Revelation and Gospel of Saint John written.
